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The Jackal, a highly elusive lone assassin, meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who hunts him down across Europe.

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The Day of the Jackal

An unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, (Eddie Redmayne) makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Lashana Lynch, Úrsula Corberó Guest Starring: Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi and Florisa Kamara
Writer / Executive Producer: Ronan Bennett
Executive Producers: Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant (Carnival Films), Sam Hoyle (Sky Studios), Sue Naegle
Executive Producer / Director: Brian Kirk
Executive Producer / Star: Eddie Redmayne
Consulting Producer: Frederick Forsyth
Producer: Chris Hall
Co-Executive Producer / Star: Lashana Lynch
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The Day of the Jackal Cast

Eddie Redmayne

The Jackal

Lashana Lynch

Bianca Pullman

Úrsula Corberó

Nuria

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The Day of the Jackal premiered November 14th, 2024.
No, the movie and show are not based on historical events. They are adaptations of a political thriller novel written by English author Frederick Forsyth in 1971.